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6 • TAX_POLICYHopkins County (Hopkins County)

Order Authorizing Early Debt Service Defeasance & Retiring Principal to Save Taxpayer Interest

Presented in: Hopkins County Commissioners Court Regular Meeting on 2026-02-10
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 8.8/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (16 - 0)
“Motion to approve county tax assessor-collector monthly collections and exemption audits”
DD
Danny Davis
County Treasurer
YES
BT
BJ Teer
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
BC
Brad Cummings
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
DF
Dennis Findley
Constable, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
JB
John Beadle
Constable, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
GA
Greg Anglin
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
JP
Joe Price
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
TS
Tracy Smith
County Clerk
YES
CF
Cheryl Fulcher
District Clerk
YES
RN
Robert Newsom
County Judge
YES
WM
Wesley Miller
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
TT
Travis Thompson
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
LT
Lewis Tatum
County Sheriff
YES
CC
Chasity Campbell
County Tax Assessor-Collector
YES
DR
Dustanna Rabe
County Attorney
YES
WR
Will Ramsay
District Attorney
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Official public docket item 6 on 2026-02-10

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 8.8/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, voting YES on measures that cap or reduce ad valorem tax burdens, expand taxpayer exemptions, retire debt early, enforce competitive bidding caps, or remove regulatory/zoning barriers to private property rights earns a positive Pro-Liberty score.